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Question 5 • CMS 2026-2027 World History: Issues and Patterns CREDIT RECOVERY

Which statement best describes the effect of Triangular Trade on Africa?

Answer

Ten to twenty percent of Africans on the Middle Passage died due to inhumane conditions, West Africa became a trading post for corn and wheat, and wars for colonial control began.

Societal fabric was destroyed, between 10-15 million Africans were sent to the New World, and the rise of African state banks occurred.

Communities were devastated, the population declined, families were torn apart, and slave trading wars claimed even more African lives.

Young, healthy Africans were sent to the New World, a smallpox epidemic further decreased the population, and Africa began growing coffee.

Explanation

The transatlantic slave trade forcibly removed millions of Africans and disrupted communities, separating families and contributing to population decline. Competition to capture and sell people also fueled wars that caused further deaths. Therefore, “Communities were devastated, the population declined, families were torn apart, and slave trading wars claimed even more African lives” best describes the effect on Africa.

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